[Anders]
Most of the shifters were gone, getting things together for the move. The only ones remaining in the room were Drayce and Will. Madison and I were quietly discussing the myths that were true when working against vampires. She knew a lot and told me she’d dealt with a couple vampires in the past. I made sure to add my knowledge from living with one for most of my life.
“How can we help?” Landry asked as she and Poppy entered the room.
The whole room brightened when Poppy came in. I’d always thought
[Madison]I watched over Anders as he slept, and remembered my own naming. It felt like I spent years with Morrigan learning to use the abilities I’d been given. We walked green fields and bloodied battlegrounds. I learned all of the lore associated with my goddess.Morrigan promised to be with me as long as I always honored her properly. The coming war was to be my greatest tribute. It would cut the strings of fate of those who would harm the world.My mother had been so excited when a
[Madison]Over the next hour or so, I detailed my plans for preparing people for the upcoming fights. Small cats would be trained by Terra until an Alpha was found. Chris would take care of the larger cats until Rafe could arrive. Winston would train the bears and any other larger animals who didn’t have an alpha to train them.-‘We’re pulling up, Maddie!’ Serena said through our link.&l
[Aria]I was sitting on the ottoman watching everyone talk and get ready. I kept a careful eye on Jeremiah to see if he acted in a scary way, but he seemed pretty nice and polite. Serena, my sister, was talking with the succubae figuring out who was coming and who wasn’t so she could figure out feeding schedules and pairings. Gail told her Madison put her in charge of that.Celia, Terra, Winston, and Bryant were loading bags into the SUV and minivan in the drive way. When they came back, they started saying goodbye to the people who would stay behind. Trista quietly reminded Gail not
[Aria]Running her fingers along a perfect row of little silver throwing knives, Madison sighed. The entirety of her attention was on them. Ford looked a little put off by the attention she paid to the weapons. I remembered that Drayce said something about the Phantom using knives on people.She pulled out as strange leather strap and put it on her neck. I realized she was getting ready to fight, to kill, to try and save me from the vampire. It made her happy. Her attention was entirely on the case and its contents, like we all stopped existing.
[3rd Person]The rest of the household started getting friends loaded into the car. Anders said a slow and tearful goodbye to his mates. He freed Poppy of his command to serve him.When he approached Gail to do the same, she told him Madison had already done it and slapped him, then said thank you. Poppy kissed the handprint and then his lips. Her body pressed tightly to him and her arms wrapped around his neck.“I love you, my Vasili.” She murmured.
[Rao]When the cars pulled up to the front of the house, I was relieved. I hadn’t liked having to stay behind, but there might not have been enough space for me and they needed to make sure everyone that could be saved made it in.Serena was right, no one else should be introduced right then. Especially with how I felt about the Vasili and his enslavement of the succubae. I would’ve kicked his ass if I’d seen him even glance at my sweet Serena.I ran out to help unload things, dragging Tony with me. He wasn’t entirely happy, but had agreed to feed any succubus who needed it. I was hopeful the
[Aria]I spent a little over an hour laying out in the sun with my eyes closed. I couldn’t believe a time like this could exist in my life. There was no smell of death or despair. No one forcing me to service them during my sun time. The only screaming was from children playing in the distance.A presence came up behind me. The scent was familiar. I worked to calm myself before opening my eyes.“It’s okay, kid. Just me comin’ to tell you, your bath’s ready. I got
[3rd Person]Jeremiah entered his bedroom. He had a better idea of the differences in succubus mating rituals now. It wasn’t much of a difference, but he didn’t know if he could handle the tail part. Callie used her finger on him once, but a tail was thicker. Rao told him the pheromone helped, at least.He was resolute in his decision, though, he would mark Aria and be marked by her. The idea of it gave him a thrill. His mate, forever. Something he thought he’d never find.
[Reggie]I sat in the tree tops and leaned forward, adjusting my braided bun. For three days, I’d been scouting the area. Lots of ex-trackers would come through here, but I would lose their scent. There had to be an entrance nearby and I intended to find it.A few minutes later, a tiger came through. I loved the rich scent of the large cats. There was more power to them than to almost any other shifter I’d seen. Using my tail, I lowered myself to the bottom branch. Quietly, I gripped it and gently dropped to the ground. The tiger paused and sniffed. He wouldn’t smell me, though.I found the urine of female animals in estrus, especially carnivores and omnivores, would completely conceal my scent. Of course, it led to me having to sleep in trees, but nothing could be done. Thank goodness, wolves can’t climb.
Thank to everyone for reading. I really appreciate your support.For any following this book as it's published, the final book in the series will start publishing on the 11th of January 2021. I am taking some time to work on editing that I haven't been able to get to in the last month.I will put out the first chapter tomorrow and I hope you all will bear with me. I was recently in the hospital and it is taking me a little time to normalize. I am working hard, as always.If you like, you can check out my Facebook page, just search Roarileywrites and you will find me. There are links to my other stories and to my website were I post the first chapter of each book and links or release dates for each of them.For anyone looking for another great book to read, check out 'Fated' and 'Orphan Alpha' by H.Linton. She is a wonderful author and those are two of my favorites by her.
Reggie woke up with a pounding… everything. Her head hurt the worst. She rubbed her eyes and registered the dried blood on her hands. Where her teeth had grown back, her gums tingled and itched. At least she was unconscious for that part. She examined her limbs, broken joints had mended properly and most of the bones were straight. That was good. Trying to find someone to help her rebreak bones wouldn’t be easy. With gentle care, she ran her fingers over her mangled wings. They would take a lot more time to heal. Those bastards. She could still smell them and committed those scents to memory. Before she finished her mission, she would hunt them down and eat their hearts. Her poor, beautiful wings. She whimpered at the
[Ford]It was nearly May when Madison’s body began turning to dust. I came out to talk with her, like I did every morning, and saw her toes were flaking away. I wasn’t ready to lose her yet. A mournful howl raised in my throat and drew the attention of most of the compound.The council of alphas, the Helvegr, and everyone from the Vasili’s old house rushed to the clearing. We stood silently as we watched the tips of her fingers, toes, tail, and wings starting to turn to ash and float or fall away. Aria hugged me tight. Serena hid her face against Rao’s chest.
[3rd person]Paul was eager to see what they got when Heather and Buddy returned to the studio. His grin was huge when Heather told him about her interview. They would play it at the top of the six o’clock news. He had Buddy rip it to digital so they could post it online, too.The trackers and hunters would be on them pretty quick. He had a ticker stream set up so people would know where to watch it online if their feed got cut. The video would be posted as soon as Heather started her broadcast.Buddy took a seco
[Heather]Buddy adjusted the camera to account for Ford’s larger size and gave me a thumbs up. I turned to the camera to give my introduction.“I’m Heather Olsen reporting from an undisclosed location. Today, I’m speaking with Duncan Stanford. A supernatural previously known as ‘Fenrir’ and newly labelled as the ‘Ulric’ of the wolves. Thank you for speaking with me today.” I smiled.“No problem. You can call me Ford. I’ll answe
[Heather Olsen]I bounced in the seat of the RV my boss lent me and Buddy, my cameraman. When I’d pitched the idea of finding supernaturals to interview as they travelled to wherever it was they were headed, I hadn’t expected he would be so gung-ho about it.Paul told me not to reveal where they were headed and not to require an interview for anyone who needed a ride. He didn’t want to make us into targets for the resistance. I would never do that anyway.A lot of news stations tried to get interviews, but any s
On the way to the main house, I pointed out a few things. The training grounds for shifters, the gym, the barn that had been allotted as the training space for demons.There was a large greenhouse and some animals which were kept for food. I told him the shifters would go hunt in the woods for most of the meat we needed. There was also a river fed lake that appeared a week ago and seemed to be filled with large fresh water fish.We came in through the back door and I led him to the dining room. I couldn’t wait to introduce him to everyone. Serena was right by the door. Her smile turned to wide-eyed shock as she saw the mark on my shoulder.
[Adam]Drayce led me to the door and knocked. There was some shuffling and the door opened. A tall woman with glistening black hair stood framed in the doorway. She smiled warmly at the Pendragon.“Drayce, she’s gotten some drawers cleared for him. It’s a good thing he came. She needs a feeding soon.” She said.“This is Adam. Adam, this is Poppy, my mate partner. Come on, time to meet the girl you’ll be feeding.” Drayce told me as we entered the cotta